[AT] OFF-TOPIC. Wheel bearings

[Thomas Mehrkam]

Dave the message contained a reply about the problem with the Chrysler 300. The problem was a plastic manifold that was part of the cooling system.
That was followed by a rant about having to buy not only the plastic manifold but another piece. No reason to purchase both except that is the way they are distributed.  

Then a rant about Ford doing the same thing for some brake parts that were damaged by the Marmot.
You must of read the message very quickly of my ramble made no sense.  Could be either one. Rants being Rants.
 


     On Monday, June 8, 2015 9:13 AM, Dennis Johnson <moscowengnr at outlook.com> wrote:
   

 Steve,

I have the kit on my shelf in the garage. Right now the GN is parked in a barn until I can get time. $$$, and other projects done. 

Thanks,
Dennis




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> On Jun 7, 2015, at 11:41 PM, Steve W. <swilliams268 at frontier.com> wrote:
> 
> Dennis Johnson wrote:
>> I have a Dodge 3500 with about 300 K on it. Never wheel bearings
>> still original as far as I know. Had an Envoy with over 200 K on it,
>> that was working fine with no problems until kids of person I sold it
>> to ran it without oil. Have Chevy C30 with about 200+ K on it -
>> bearings OK. Redoing engine  because it was stolen by someone who did
>> not know how to drive a manual and ran RPM up so valves floated and
>> burned. It does need bearings in transmission. My son's V10 Dodge
>> 3500 just had the bearings replaced at about 200 K as part of some
>> routine maintenance when doing brakes. That was work to change them. 
>> Have Buick Gran National with 130 K on it - not bearing problems
>> except for turbo bearings - needs 4th change of turbo beatings. Have
>> El Cameno with 175 K on it - rear axle bearings on it do need
>> replacing. Looking at replacing entire drive train with 350 LT1 from
>> donor car when I get more some other projects done first.
>> 
>> Dennis
> 
> On that Grand Nasty add a post shutdown oil accumulator and run 
> synthetic and the turbo bearings won't coke up and fry. Had the same 
> issue on a couple of them. The accumulator holds oil under pressure and 
> bleeds it off through the turbo bearing feed when you shut down.
> 
> -- 
> Steve W.
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